Johnny Hughes wrote:
>On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 00:38 +0300, Kari Salovaara wrote:
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>>Hi,
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>>I should upgrade Python to 2.4.x due some application needs so. At the
>>moment version is 2.3.4.
>>What do I blow out if I uninstall present version and compile new
>>version manually ?
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>>Many thanks in advance,
>>Kari
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>Everything ... :)
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I have the same problem. I'm targetting TurboGears as my next
development platform. And while TG does support 2.3, as a TG user you
are definitely treated as a second class citizen if you are running
2.3. Best to have Python 2.4.
If you have an app that has a requirement for 2.4, and still want to use
a stable distro like CentOS, it's best to set up a pyvault repository
config, temporarily enable it, and install the 2.4 version and other
packages that you need.
It installs into /usr/lib/python2.4.
You'll then have to figure out how to call the right binary when
appropriate. I can't remember exactly what I did. The python binary
that I call to run TG is in /opt/bin. It is a link to
/usr/bin/python2.4. To be honest, I can't remember how
/usr/bin/python2.4 got there. The rpm may have installed it. Or I
might have done something to put it there. It was very late at night
when I installed it and I don't want to steer you wrong. (Back up your
current /usr/bin/python before installing the pyvault rpm.)
An advantage to all this is that your live python install remains pristine.
While I applaud the RedHat folks for their choice of python for the
infrastructure, it is both a curse and a blessing for the users.
-Steve
